I think it was always on the cards that, unless an all conquering hero
emerged to succeed Armstrong within next to no time after he retired,
then they would quietly bow out of the sport.
Lance was the franchise - simple fact. Not much else marketable about
the team, and with Landis/Basso etc then it aint a sport for a sponsor
in the business that Disco are in, to be associated with



--- In roadracingukandireland@yahoogroups.com, "Andy Green"
<sayandy40@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, Bruyneel is playing it cool 'for the best while intestigations
> take place, Ivan is frustrate but understands it is for the best......'
> But behing the scenes there must be issues given the huge gamble they
> took signing him, and their lack of a main sponsor for next season.
>
> --- In roadracingukandireland@yahoogroups.com, "SueW" <gswidemark@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I think Basso joined Discovery Team and you say he's been suspended???
> >
> > Wow...
> > Sue
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>